invest0r wrote:Most banks also find it a challenge to provide mortgage loans because of assets liability maturity mismatch. Providing mortgage loans requires long term source of finance like issuing a bond. The customer deposits collected by the banks cannot adequately cover the exposure of mortgage financing. HFCK and CFC have issued bonds. KCB is also planning to issue one.
>>>Yup yup! True that! But before we (KCB) go the bond route let's await the determination of the USD105M wholesale deal from IFC early next month (June 7th*). I believe it will be cheaper money and atleast 15yr tenure. When that doesn't work, we resort to floating the bond on the NSE. To combine the 12.5B from the Rights with the USD105M from IFC makes me very excited!!!